Matz’ unbelievable debut can’t hide the fact that the Mets are still in dire need of bats that can be in the lineup more than every five or six days. “It was really cool to watch those guys live up to their hype and transition from the minor leagues to the major leagues”, Matz said.
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He also was excellent on the mound for the Mets, who swept the Reds after a 13-inning win earlier in the day that completed Saturday’s rain-shortened contest.
“They did a great job of keeping the field dry as much as they could”, Harvey said.
Johnny Giavotella led off the Angels’ half of the 10th with a line-drive single off the glove of Wilhelmsen (1-2).
The Phillies gained a split of the twinbill as Mikael Franco singled twice and had three RBIs in an 8-5 triumph against the Nats. Matz went 3-for-3 for four RBI.
When this week’s “GEICO Week in New York” began taking shape, I had a vision for how it would go.
Matz ultimately drove in four runs, the highest for any pitcher in his debut, ESPN reported.
Greinke allowed four hits and held the opposition without a run for his third start in a row, extending his scoreless streak to 20 2-3 innings. Brandon Crawford connected for his 10th homer, matching his career-best total from last season.
Granderson put the icing on the cake with a RBI singled in the eighth, scoring Michael Cuddyer to make it 7-2. It marked the first time this season that two starting pitchers entered a game with less than three combined appearances….
Trevor Gott earned his first major league victory with a flawless 10th.
In his first at-bat, Matz delivered a two-run double, giving himself a 2-1 lead.
Omar Infante hit a tiebreaking single in a three-run sixth inning for the Royals, who have won five of six to open a nine-game road trip.
After a jittery 21-pitch first inning, which included the Phillips home run, Matz settled down and came into his own.
The Mets tacked on another run on Phillips’ error that would have ended the inning. The loss leaves the Twins 5 ½ games behind first-place Kansas City in the AL Central, and just a game ahead of Detroit.
3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 left on. The Tigers trailed 4-0 before scoring four runs in the eighth off Jeff Samardzija. “It could have as easily been a 10-9 game as a 1-1 game”.
The left-hander tossed 7.2 innings, allowing two earned runs on five hits.
Orioles left fielder Travis Snider lays out to steal a hit from the Indians. Granderson lined out to left fielder Byrd. Los Angeles rallied after managing just one hit off Felix Hernandez over the first six innings.
‘NET RESULTS (mobile users, check the website to see the videos): James McCann rips a walkoff home run in the ninth inning for a 5-4 win over the White Sox. The fans then sang “Take Me Out to the Ball Game” during the seventh-inning stretch.
Baltimore has grabbed a share of the division lead by sweeping a pair from Cleveland in shutout fashion.
Nolan Arenado is on his way to becoming an All-Star third baseman despite a poor walk rate. However, Donaldson’s HR/FB rate still remains at his career high of 18.1% which may signal his home run production to continue to slow down. Stanton suffered the fracture during Friday’s game against the Dodgers; he’s expected to miss four to six weeks.
By the very preliminary numbers, Matz is in good company with the rest of his young rotation-mates, but out of all of them he probably was the most impressive.
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Richards is in the midst of a 12-year, $69 million contract which runs out in 2020.
